Size effect on the conduction band orbital character of anatase TiO 2 nanocrystals

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 99, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Vayssieres, L ^a   Persson, C ^b   Guo, J H ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATASE TIO; ANTIBONDING; DELOCALIZED STATE; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FIRST PRINCIPLE CALCULATIONS; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; ORBITAL CHARACTER; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; QUANTUM SIZE EFFECTS; SIZE EFFECTS; UNOCCUPIED STATE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONDUCTION BANDS; ELECTRON MOBILITY; NANOCRYSTALS; SIZE DETERMINATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 80855137043     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3657147     Document Type: Article

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